Pilot Scheme Involving Police, Metal Recyclers Aims to Identify, Deter Copper Thieves

Suspects arrested after police find copper sheets worth R16 million in Booysens

Niko Allie noted that the widespread theft of copper cable and other forms of metal from public infrastructure has serious consequences in the real world.

Pilot scheme involving police, metal recyclers aims to identify, deter copper thieves

Police say last year saw a 50 percent increase in burglaries involving copper and recyclable metals with more than $1 million worth of metal going missing over a six-month period.

Santa Monica Police Arrest 2 Men After Finding Burglary Tools and Copper Wire

Officers on extra patrol near Cloverfield Boulevard and Pearl Street in Santa Monica spotted the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. By Carlos Reyes Santa Monica police arrested two men early Monday after stopping a vehicle with an altered license plate and finding burglary tools, copper wiring, stolen property and other items inside, authorities said. Officers on extra patrol near Cloverfield Boulevard and Pearl Street spotted the vehicle abo…

JMPD Officers Recover Stolen Copper Sheets Worth R16 Million, Arrest 2 Chinese Men

Johannesburg – Two men have been arrested in Booysens after Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) Tactical Response Unit officers recovered suspected stolen copper sheets valued at about R16 million. According to the JMPD, the arrests followed an intelligence-driven operation linked to a theft case opened at Mayden Wharf SAPS in Durban. Acting on a tip-off, JMPD officers traced a truck transporting the stolen copper to a warehouse a…